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Posted on 10/04/26 07:38:01 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
I'm aware that I've given Mariner a hard time recently, with a combination of egg boxes and museum objects that really aren't up his street. I've just been reading a book called How to Survive History by Cody Cassidy, and very entertaining it is too. One of the chapters is about how you'd survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which led me to Wikipedia to check out some images of the disaster. Can you restore this street to its original condition? Or if you prefer, simply knock the house down and replace it with something more modern. High res is here.  |
Posted on 10/04/26 08:20:42 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3298 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
Ah, that's more like it! My entry will not be monochrome. |
Posted on 10/04/26 4:59:03 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3494 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
I lack the skills needed to rebuild or replace it, so I simply turned it into an early Autochrome color photograph as developed in 1904... and that's it for me. 
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Posted on 10/04/26 5:09:02 PM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
An early post but I may well revisit later if I have the time  _________________ Whatever you do in life do it with the enthusiasm of a 4-year old in a Batman suit. |
Posted on 11/04/26 00:17:50 AM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
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Posted on 11/04/26 05:18:36 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
Loyd I am amazed at what you can do with AI in a mere eight hours. The colouring of the buildings and the people is remarkable. Now you have six whole days to learn the skills needed to bring your buildings upright! The clock is ticking! Go for it! Tip: Start by extracting all buildings individually using the Pen Tool. While you are doing that keep thinking about your next move. |
Posted on 11/04/26 07:45:38 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2970 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
http://vimeo.com/1182152370?fl=pl&fe=sh Wow Ben. I'm at a loss as to how you rebuilt the houses? They are magnificent. My friend, the rotate tool, came in handy again with this challenge. Have I mentioned how much I love it?   _________________ Wicked Witch of the West:I'll get you, my pretty! And your little dog, too! |
Posted on 11/04/26 07:46:09 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2970 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
 _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 11/04/26 08:00:40 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
Wow Ben. I'm at a loss as to how you rebuilt the houses? They are magnificent. I used Google lens to find similar buildings and grabbed a few bits. Gave up on replacing the fence added hedge. I separated the houses out and did them separately, I replaced the right building. I added a slight texture overall to match us the grain etc. I didn't try rotate - used free transform. I did use the distracting objects to remove wires & people, remove tool for the posts and some of the rubbish. It took a while. |
Posted on 11/04/26 08:57:22 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3298 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
Ben, your reconstruction is superb. I wish I had done that. I couldn't find all the bits I needed. So, why did you miss out the telegraph poles and telephone lines? |
Posted on 11/04/26 09:15:55 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6117 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
But Anna it's a completely different house!! We all know how good and skilled you are! If you were doing this yourself by hand you would never accept such a disappointing result. Sorry, but I am surprised. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 11/04/26 09:19:15 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6117 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
I have family, complete with grandkids, staying. It's pretty chaotic. I hope maybe I can do something at the end of the week. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 11/04/26 09:31:59 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1800 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
Ben, your image is absolutely superb, so well done and congratulations. I have a lot on at the moment, so probably won't have time to do this justice. Nick |
Posted on 11/04/26 11:52:43 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3494 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
Mariner - The colorizing site does ok, not great. They want $$ to enable it to be downloaded. Cheating a bit, I made a screenshot and then used Upscayl for a more workable size. Clouds, lighting, blemishes, and all else was done by me. Just a couple of hours actually. Image here is the unedited AI screenshot: 
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Posted on 11/04/26 12:30:29 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3298 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
Yes, very good Loyd. Now you just need to move on to the next step. |
Posted on 11/04/26 12:43:14 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6117 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
Ben I have been studying your image carefully; It really is very accomplished! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 11/04/26 1:06:37 PM |
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Ant Snell
Specular Specialist Posts: 624 Reply  |
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Posted on 12/04/26 00:11:57 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2970 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
Can you restore this street to its original condition? Or if you prefer, simply knock the house down and replace it with something more modern. That was Steve's brief, in case you missed it. Yes! They are different houses! It’s fascinating how the instructions can be interpreted. I opted for replacement rather than repair. _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 12/04/26 08:04:03 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6117 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
You are quite right. I missed that completely! Apologies. I still think Anna could have done it better ......... but at the cost of a huge amount of time and work of course.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 12/04/26 11:27:19 AM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1848 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1100: The San Francisco Earthquake
Very nice reconstruction Ben. |
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